Birth: July-September 1894 Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK
Father: James Wakeford 1860-1944
Mother: Ruth Fullick (Fulleck, Tullick) 1865-1925
Christened: 11 August 1902 St Mary, Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK
Marriage: 26 December 1919 St Mary, Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK
Husband: Alfred Charles Dale 1894-1951
Death: October-December 1921 East Preston, West Sussex, UK
May Ethel Dale [Yea] 1921-1994
Birth of Ethel Wakeford in FreeBMD in July-September 1894 in E Preston (2B 358).
Her brother was born on 29 May 1896, registered in April-June 1896 in East Preston and christened on 4 August 1896 at St Mary, Littlehampton when they were living at 36 Gloucester Road and died soon afterward.
Her brother was registered in July-September 1899 in East Preston and baptised 28 August 1899 at St Mary, Littlehampton when they were living at 49 Gloucester Road.
In the 1901 census as Ethel Wakeford aged 6, born in Littlehampton, Sussex and living with her parents (James and Ruth), and a boarder (John G Johnson aged 24, born in Pulborough, Sussex, single and a smith's labourer) at 49 Gloucester Road, Littlehampton, Sussex.
Her sister was born on 20 April 1902, registered in April-June 1902 in East Preston, and baptised on 13 July 1902 at St Mary, Littlehampton when they were living at 49 Gloucester Road, Littlehampton.
Entry in Ancestry West Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920 for Ethel Wakeford baptised 11 August 1902 at Littlehampton, St Mary, parents James and Ruth Wakeford. "Page 119 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of [blank] in the County of [blank] in the Year One thousand eight hundred and [blank] [...] 1902 August 11 No. 952 Ethel [parents] James [a] Blacksmith [and] Ruth Wakeford [of] Littlehampton". The blanks are completed on page 45 as "Littlehampton" and "Sussex".
Her sister was born on 5 May 1907, baptised on April-June 1907 in East Preston and baptised on 9 May 1907 at St Mary, Littlehampton when they were living at 49 Gloucester Road,
Her sister was registered in January-March 1911 in East Preston and died in the same quarter.
In the 1911 census as Ethel Wakeford aged 16, born in Littlehampton, Sussex, and living with her parents (James and Ruth), two sisters (May and Ruth) and a boarder (John Johnson aged 34, born in Pulborough, Sussex, single and a gas fitter) in five rooms at 49 Gloucester Road, Littlehampton, Sussex.
Marriage of Ethel Wakeford and Alfred C Dale in FreeBMD in October-December 1919 in E Preston (2B 1030).
Entry in Ancestry West Sussex, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 for the marriage of Ethel Wakeford aged 25, father James Wakeford, and single, and Alfred Charles Dale on 26 December 1919 at Littlehampton, St Mary. "Page 26 1919. Marriaged solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Littlehampton in the County of Sussex. [[No.] 51 Twenty Sixth December 1919 Alfred Charles Dale [aged] 25 years [a] Bachelor [and] Private Oxford & Bucks l.J. [of] Cowley Barracks, Oxford [father] William Samuel John Dale [a] Coach Builder, [and] Ruth Wakeford [aged] 25 Years [a] Spinster of 49 Gloucester Road, Littlehampton [father] James Wakeford [a] Labourer. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after Banns [...] in the Presence of us J G Johns [and] M F Wakeford."
In the 1921 census as Ethel Dale born in Sussex in 1894 and living with Alfred Charles Dale (husband?), Elsie May Grundy (born in Cowley, Oxfordshire in 1893), Prerie James Grundy (born in Ealing, Middlesex in 1894), Brenda Antoinette Roche (born in Cowley, Oxfordshire in 1919), Brenda Ellen Roche (born in Standlake, Oxfordshire in 1899), David Roche (born in Widnes, Lancashire in 1887), John James Redmed Roche (born in Cowley, Oxfordshire in 1914) and Madaline Roche (born in Cowley, Oxfordshire in 1917) in Cowley, Headington, Oxfordshire.
Her daughter was born on 3 October 1921 in Littlehampton and registered in October-December 1921 in East Preston.
Death of Ethel Dale in FreeBMD in October-December 1921 aged 27 in East Preston (2B 465).
There are eleven entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Ethel Wakeford.
Ethel Wakeford was my fourth cousin once removed.
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